TV5 denied airing the now controversial Anti Duterte Ads being advertised on radio stations and TV networks ABS-CBN and GMA.
TV5 has been mentioned by network war fans as one of the TV networks that aired the anti-Duterte ad/s, to justify their beloved networks unethical act.
TV5 issued a statement saying that the negative ads did not comply with the network's certain requirements and that TV5 does not in anyway, discriminate against or favor a ny political candidate or party. (See above).
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has been the perennial front-runner in presidential preference surveys nationwide. The latest of which is the final pre-election survey of the Social Weather Station (SWS) wherein Duterte is in a double-digit lead over his closest rival.